Andrew Holmes (Bostonian)

Andrew Holmes was a Sons of Liberty member from Boston. In 1770, he took part in the assault on British Army troops which led to the Boston Massacre, and he was later called to testify at the trial of the British captain Thomas Preston and his men. He revealed to defense lawyer John Adams that the 200 protesters had brought clubs with them, had thrown ice, oyster shells, and clubs at the British soldiers, and had dared them to fire on them, leading to the massacre.